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Poet. Editor of @NewVerseNews.bsky.social at http://newversenews.blogspot.com and https://thenewversenews.substack.com . Expat New Yorker living in Bali. he/him ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ’™ Not obsessed with having record number of followers. https://jamespenha.com

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NVN Tuesday: A TIME TO PLANT, A TIME TO MOW a DJT โ€œFour Seasons Landscapingโ€ moment

NVN Tuesday at Substack: John Stickneyโ€™s #newspoem โ€œA Time to Plant, A Time to Mowโ€ @literaryreport.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-tuesda...

19.08.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A TIME TO PLANT, A TIME TO MOW The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

John Stickney takes #FeloniousTrumpโ€™s strange paean to grass verbatim and redelivers it in a DJT Four Seasons Landscaping moment, โ€œA Time to Plant, A Time to Mow.โ€ @writingcommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-ti...

19.08.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œ.. Yikes โ€“ย @EliseStefanik literally got booed off the stage TWICE at an event in her district today.

She hasn't hosted a #NY21 town hall in years. Now we know why.โ€

(via Addison Dick)

18.08.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11602    ๐Ÿ” 2519    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 641    ๐Ÿ“Œ 260
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๐ŸšจBREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will issue an unconstitutional and illegal executive order purporting to ban mail-in voting and certain voting equipment for the 2026 midterm election.

Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.

18.08.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4186    ๐Ÿ” 1837    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 542    ๐Ÿ“Œ 256
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Recurring๐Ÿงตof cartoons: when you get to the end, click on Read 1 more reply.

If you save a cartoon, keep caption w/ artist's name & handle.

Previous ๐Ÿงตs under Feeds tab of my profile.

Clay Jones @claytoonz.bsky.social
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18.08.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1332: Tea by Leila Chatti Todayโ€™s poem is Tea by Leila Chatti.

@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social reads a wonderful poem, "Tea" by Leila Chatti, for her @slowdownshow.org debut. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

18.08.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NVN Monday: THE SANDWICH MAKER by Pamela Kenley-Meschino

NVN Monday at Substack: Pamela Kenley-Meschinoโ€™s #newspoem โ€œThe Sandwich Makerโ€ @literaryreport.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...

18.08.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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THE SANDWICH MAKER The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

Pamela Kenley-Meschino considers โ€œThe Sandwich Makerโ€ and the felonious sandwich pitcher in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. @writingcommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

18.08.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."

17.08.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36148    ๐Ÿ” 11086    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1117    ๐Ÿ“Œ 588

Every American needs to remember that Russia is only able to invade and terrorize Ukraine because, in 1994, the US and UK convinced them to give up their nuclear weapons.

They voiced specific concerns about a Russian invasion.

We promised to protect them.

Trump wants to break our promise.

18.08.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1779    ๐Ÿ” 635    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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Newsom shows how to get the media to see Trumpโ€™s weakness If you sound like a demented old man, reporters want to know why.

โ€œ.. Newsom is counting on the press corps to be .. oblivious to their double standard. .. He suggests: You notice my trolling? You notice it sounds like Iโ€™m a demented old man yelling at clouds? But not Trump? Why?โ€

@editorialboard.bsky.social
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This dude has it.

We got some generational talent in the party.

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2015: Marco Rubio says that Putin will try to divide the US from Europe

2025: Putin trying to divide the US from Europe

17.08.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 848    ๐Ÿ” 287    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C. Governors of three states โ€”ย Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia โ€”ย are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to โ€ฆ well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...

Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC โ€” where those statesโ€™ governors are sending National Guard troops to โ€œcombat crime.โ€ www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

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NVN Sunday: DEMOCRACY WITH SCISSORS AND LOOPHOLES by David Lee

NVN Sunday at Substack: David Leeโ€™s #newspoem โ€œDemocracy With Scissors and Loopholesโ€ @literaryreport.bsky.social
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17.08.2025 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The problem, explains David Lee in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, is that the U.S. is a โ€œDemocracy With Scissors and Loopholes.โ€ @writingcommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/08/demo...

17.08.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.

He's turning the homes into a compound.

That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.

I donโ€™t want to hear that billionaires canโ€™t afford a wealth tax.

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West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio are sending National Guard troops to D.C. to support an already completely unnecessary occupation of an American city.

The Republican Party is occupied by a fascist regime hellbent on using every method at its disposal to destroy democracy.

America, wake up.

17.08.2025 04:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1498    ๐Ÿ” 535    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 100    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2014, when the world refused even to recognize russian aggression.

Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2022, when the world expected us to fall in 72h.

Ukrainians won't surrender in 2025, either.

For us, freedom and sovereignty are not empty words.

17.08.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16101    ๐Ÿ” 3787    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 451    ๐Ÿ“Œ 205

โ€œWould have never happened if I were President.โ€

16.08.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5129    ๐Ÿ” 1794    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
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Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown Donald Trump stopped all visas from Gaza, including for humanitarian and medical aid, after Laura Loomer freaked out about children getting care.

A new shameful low. Even for Trump and MAGA. Everything about this story reveals the sickness that has taken over America.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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NEVER FORGET!!! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’ฏ

16.08.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Friend sent me this.
๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

16.08.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19435    ๐Ÿ” 4300    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 734    ๐Ÿ“Œ 296
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If youโ€™re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, theyโ€™re not hiding it:

17.08.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23880    ๐Ÿ” 6569    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2013    ๐Ÿ“Œ 606
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D.C. TODAYโ€ฆ

16.08.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26076    ๐Ÿ” 7502    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 451    ๐Ÿ“Œ 336

@barbrastreisand.bsky.social Barbra, you need to explain to Michael Crawford why he should not accept Trumpโ€™s Kennedy Center Honors.

17.08.2025 05:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NVN Saturday: THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN A Prose Poem

NVN Saturday at Substack: Howie Goodโ€™s #newspoem โ€œThis Bird Has Flown.โ€ @literaryreport.bsky.social
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16.08.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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